ACCEPTED!

Ha! This will be my last blog entry on this blog.

About 4 hours ago, I got the acceptance email I've been waiting for from Ross University School of Medicine. I applied for their January 2009 class. The January class was full and I'm bumped to May -- but I'm in!

It's been a long time coming.

I'll probably edit this post in the future to tell more of the details, but this is the last entry. I don't expect to be accepted into any U.S. schools -- not with my GPA & MCAT. There is a slight chance I might be able to get into an osteopathic school if I apply broadly and re-take the MCAT. I'm also still waiting to hear verdicts from six U.S. schools and one other Caribbean school (St. George's University), but I have a feeling this is it.

I'm keeping this blog separate for other premed students wanting premed info.

My new medical school blog, where I'll continue to post updates:
Medical School: A Non-Traditional Approach

Thanks for reading.

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I'm past one (huge) bump in the road to becoming a doctor, but it's not over yet.


The Four Books Every Premed Student Must Read:

If I could do it all over again, as a premed student if I could only read four books these are the books I wouldn't live without::

• Med School Confidential is your guide from high school through residency. I can't recommend this book enough. Forget 4 books. If you could only buy and read 1 book, this is the book that will get you into and through medical school.
• Essays That Will Get You into Medical School is your primary reference when approaching your personal statement. It begins with tips, how to's, and strategies, but then goes into a section that has actual essays written by actual students listed with the medical schools who accepted them. (This is the first hand stuff that I like.)
• The Medical School Interview is your glimpse into the medical school interview from two perspectives: from the student being interviewed and from the person doing the interviewing. Both of them are important to have a better understanding of how the interview really works.
• Complications is the best first hand account of a doctor's days and nights that I've ever read (and I've read a lot). He's a great writer and he has a great story. This is the book that I added to the old list. If your goal is to become a doctor and you want to know more about what goes on inside the mind of a doctor, this is the book you want to read. I think it's important to know this stuff. It's pleasure reading and... it's not. This is what you're getting yourself into after all.

I consider these four books required reading for all premed students. Feel free to disagree. But above all others, these books helped me to accomplish my goals. I'm sure they can do the same for you. Good luck.